August 2010
Cyber Vetting for Security Clearances
The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) recently obtained information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding a June 2009 report of a study sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on the use of Cyber Vetting for security clearance purposes. The study involved 349 test cases of
State and local law enforcement officers increasingly getting top secret clearances
An article in USA Today says more state and local law enforcement officers are getting top secret clearances from the FBI to access sensitive federal information in terrorism cases than at anytime since 9/11. Clearances granted to members of the FBI’s network of regional terrorism task forces jumped to 878
Drugs (Medical Marijuana) and Security Clearances
A story on 10News in San Diego highlighted a 32 year-old man who held a security clearance and was working at a Defense Contractor. He was let go from his job after a random drug test, which was preceded by his disclosure to a co-worker that he had a medical